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Jayshree Satpute | Top 100 womenhttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2011/mar/08/jayshree-satpute-100-women
Human rights advocate working to help poor women in India at risk of dying in childbirth<p>Last year, a young homeless woman, Laxmi, died after giving birth unaided on the street in the centre of Delhi, well within reach of a number of hospitals. But with no one to help her she lay on the ground for four days as hundreds of people stepped over her - until she eventually died of an infection. Her baby was taken into care. Human rights advocate Jayshree Satpute took the case to the Delhi high court, which eventually made a landmark ruling, judging the incident to be a violation of Laxmi's human rights. Satpute is determined to see this ruling rolled out across India – and even across the region – so that voices of the poor and marginalised women of India, who are most at risk of dying in childbirth, can finally be heard and their rights respected.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2011/mar/08/jayshree-satpute-100-women">Continue reading...</a>WomenLawLife and styleChildbirthIndiaTue, 08 Mar 2011 00:05:51 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2011/mar/08/jayshree-satpute-100-womenPRJayshree Satpute. Photograph: White Ribbon AlliancePRJayshree SatputeBrigid McConville2011-03-08T00:05:51Z